The Oxford Handbook of American Political Development (Oxford Handbooks)

Scholars working in or sympathetic to American political development (APD) share a commitment to accurately understanding the history of American politics - and thus they question stylized facts about America's political evolution. Like other approaches to American politics, APD prizes analytical rigor, data collection, the development and testing of theory, and the generation of provocative hypotheses. Much APD scholarship indeed overlaps with the American politics subfield and its many well developed literatures on specific institutions or processes (for example Congress, judicial politics, or party competition), specific policy domains (welfare policy, immigration), the foundations of (in)equality in American politics (the distribution of wealth and income, race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual and gender orientation), public law, and governance and representation. What distinguishes APD is careful, systematic thought about the ways that political processes, civic ideals, the political construction of social divisions, patterns of identity formation, the making and implementation of public policies, contestation over (and via) the Constitution, and other formal and informal institutions and processes evolve over time - and whether (and how) they alter, compromise, or sustain the American liberal democratic regime. APD scholars identify, in short, the histories that constitute American politics. They ask: what familiar or unfamiliar elements of the American past illuminate the present? Are contemporary phenomena that appear new or surprising prefigured in ways that an APD approach can bring to the fore? If a contemporary phenomenon is unprecedented then how might an accurate understanding of the evolution of American politics unlock its significance? Featuring contributions from leading academics in the field, The Oxford Handbook of American Political Development provides an authoritative and accessible analysis of the study of American political development. Scholars Working In Or Sympathetic To American Political Development (apd) Share A Commitment To Accurately Understanding The History Of American Politics -- And Thus They Question Stylized Facts About America's Political Evolution. Like Other Approaches To American Politics, Apd Prizes Analytical Rigor, Data Collection, The Development And Testing Of Theory, And The Generation Of Provocative Hypotheses. Much Apd Scholarship Indeed Overlaps With The American Politics Subfield And Its Many Well Developed Literatures On Specific Institutions Or Processes (for Example Congress, Judicial Politics, Or Party Competition), Specific Policy Domains (welfare Policy, Immigration), The Foundations Of (in)equality In American Politics (the Distribution Of Wealth And Income, Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Class, And Sexual And Gender Orientation), Public Law, And Governance And Representation. What Distinguishes Apd Is Careful, Systematic Thought About The Ways That Political Processes, Civic Ideals, The Political Construction Of Social Divisions, Patterns Of Identity Formation, The Making And Implementation Of Public Policies, Contestation Over (and Via) The Constitution, And Other Formal And Informal Institutions And Processes Evolve Over Time -- And Whether (and How) They Alter, Compromise, Or Sustain The American Liberal Democratic Regime. Apd Scholars Identify, In Short, The Histories That Constitute American Politics. They Ask: What Familiar Or Unfamiliar Elements Of The American Past Illuminate The Present? Are Contemporary Phenomena That Appear New Or Surprising Prefigured In Ways That An Apd Approach Can Bring To The Fore? If A Contemporary Phenomenon Is Unprecedented Then How Might An Accurate Understanding Of The Evolution Of American Politics Unlock Its Significance? Introduction: Distinctiveness And Necessity Of American Political Development / Suzanne Mettler, Richard M. Valelly -- Dynamic Explanations Of Politics. Pathways To The Present : Political Development In America / Stephen Skowronek, Karen Orren -- Analyzing American Political Development As It Happens / Theda Skocpol -- Political Economy And American Political Development / Richard Bensel -- Liberalism And American Political Development / David F. Ericson -- Gender And The American State / Eileen Mcdonagh, Carol Nackenoff -- Political Culture : Consensus, Conflict, And Culture War / James A. Morone -- Apd [american Political Development] And Rational Choice / Jeffery A. Jenkins -- Comparative Politics And American Political Development / Kimberly J. Morgan -- American Political Development And Political History / Richard R. John -- Qualitative Methods And American Political Development / Daniel J. Galvin -- Institutions : Inside The State. American State / Desmond King, Robert C. Lieberman -- Congress And American Political Development / Eric Schickler, Ruth Bloch Rubin -- Presidency And American Political Development : The Advent And Illusion Of An Executive Centered Democracy / Sidney M. Milkis -- Law And The Courts / Keith E. Whittington -- Bureaucracy And The Administrative State / Colin D. Moore -- Federalism And American Political Development / David Brian Robertson -- States And American Political Development / Andrew Karch -- Cities And Urbanization In American Political Development / Richardson Dilworth. Political Processes And State Society Relations. Representation / Larry M. Bartels, Joshua D. Clinton, John G. Geer -- Patterns In American Elections / David R. Mayhew -- How Suffrage Politics Made And Makes America / Richard M. Valelly -- Political Parties In American Political Development / David Karol -- Polarization And American Political Development / Nolan Mccarty -- Public Opinion / Robert Shapiro -- Interest Groups And American Political Development / Dara Z. Strolovitch, Daniel J. Tichenor -- Social Movements And The Institutionalization Of Dissent In America / David S. Meyer, Eulalie Laschever -- Defining Status, Regulating Society. Color Line And The State : Race And American Political Development / Kimberley S. Johnson -- Welfare State / Christopher Howard -- Carceral State And American Political Development / Amy E. Lerman, Vesla M. Weaver -- Identity And Law In American Political Development / Julie Novkov -- Seeing Sexuality : State Development And Fragmented Status Of Lgbtq Citizenship / Stephen M. Engel -- Family / Patricia Strach -- Political Development Of The Regulatory State / Richard Harris. Edited By Richard M. Valelly, Suzanne Mettler, And Robert C. Lieberman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Abstract: Scholars working in or sympathetic to American political development (APD) share a commitment to accurately understanding the history of American politics -- and thus they question stylized facts about America's political evolution. Like other approaches to American politics, APD prizes analytical rigor, data collection, the development and testing of theory, and the generation of provocative hypotheses. Much APD scholarship indeed overlaps with the American politics subfield and its many well developed literatures on specific institutions or processes (for example Congress, judicial politics, or party competition), specific policy domains (welfare policy, immigration), the foundations of (in)equality in American politics (the distribution of wealth and income, race, ethnicity, gender, class, and sexual and gender orientation), public law, and governance and representation. What distinguishes APD is careful, systematic thought about the ways that political processes, civic ideals, the political construction of social divisions, patterns of identity formation, the making and implementation of public policies, contestation over (and via) the Constitution, and other formal and informal institutions and processes evolve over time -- and whether (and how) they alter, compromise, or sustain the American liberal democratic regime. APD scholars identify, in short, the histories that constitute American politics. They ask: what familiar or unfamiliar elements of the American past illuminate the present? Are contemporary phenomena that appear new or surprising prefigured in ways that an APD approach can bring to the fore? If a contemporary phenomenon is unprecedented then how might an accurate understanding of the evolution of American politics unlock its significance? Cover The Oxford Handbook of American Political Development Copyright Dedication Contents List of Figures List of Tables 1. Introduction Part I Dynamic Explanations of Politics 2. Pathways to the Present 3. Analyzing American Political Development As It Happens 4. Political Economy and American Political Development 5. Liberalism and American Political Development 6. Gender and the American State 7. Political Culture 8. APD and Rational Choice 9. Comparative Politics and American Political Development 10. American Political Development and Political History 11. Qualitative Methods and American Political Development Part II Institutions: Inside the State 12. The American State 13. Congress and American Political Development 14. The Presidency and American Political Development 15. Law and the Courts 16. Bureaucracy and the Administrative State 17. Federalism and American Political Development 18. The States and American Political Development 19. Cities and Urbanization in American Political Development Part III Political Processes and State-Society Relations 20. Representation 21. Patterns in American Elections 22. How Suffrage Politics Made-And Makes-America 23. Political Parties in American Political Development 24. Polarization and American Political Development 25. Public Opinion 26. Interest Groups and American Political Development 27. Social Movements and the Institutionalization of Dissent in America Part IV Defining Status, Regulating Society 28. The Color Line and the State 29. The Welfare State 30. The Carceral State and American Political Development 31. Identity and Law in American Political Development 32. Seeing Sexuality 33. The Family 34. The Political Development of the Regulatory State Index This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. At this time, we cannot add information about unpublished articles in this handbook, however the table of contents will continue to grow as additional articles pass through the review process and are added to the site. Please note that the online publication date for this handbook is the date that the first article in the title was published online